Due to fluctuating demand in Europe, China-based solar module firms Yingli, Suntech and Trina Solar saw shipments in third-quarter 2012 decrease by 16.9%, 10%, and 9% respectively. Jinko Solar, on the other hand, benefitted from domestic ...
Tags: 3Q, 2012, China, Solar Firms
The Platts February LNG Japan Korea Marker ended the Asian trading week at $17.40/MMBtu, up from Monday's $17.15/MMBtu, on the back of sustained demand stemming from cold weather in the Far East. Low temperatures across North Asia boosted ...
Tags: Petroleum, gas, LNG, gas demand
US coal production totaled about 16.5 million st in the week that ended December 29, the Energy Information Administration said Friday. This production estimate, based on railcar loadings, is 12.8% lower than the previous week's estimate ...
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At least a few Japanese refiners have started to consider importing more kerosene for February deliveries amid a particularly bullish winter demand period in the country, industry sources said Friday. Japan has been experiencing a colder ...
Tags: bumper kerosene, refiners, kerosene, kerosene sales
Gas for same-day delivery fell Friday on the UK's NBP trading hub due to low demand but is valued considerably higher for Monday, with temperatures expected to fall and demand rise. The within-day contract at 1200 GMT was valued at 62.10 ...
Tags: GAS, Gas storage facilities, Gas storage, oil prices, oil
According to a report from SciDev.Net, the Iraqi government plans to spend more than $9 billion over the next five years to rebuild its scientific research infrastructure and bolster science and technology education. Ali Al-Adeeb, ...
Tags: Iraq, Unveils Plan, Science Infrastructure
Reportedly,Russia's MMK has announced to produce of hot-dip galvanized coil with the surface quality in compliance with the top C category of European EN 10346:2009 standard.Meanwhile,the company trial run was based on 2,000mm wide cold ...
Emirates Aluminium and the University of Sharjah have signed a collaboration agreement to promote initiatives in the field of training and research for the aluminium industry.The agreement was signed by Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei president ...
According to a new report by global consultancy EC Harris,Qatar and the UAE have been named in the world's top four markets for investing in infrastructure projects. It said that funds looking for a steady and reliable return on the ...
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PTI reported that two rating agencies Standard & Poor's and Fitch have assigned negative outlook to state owned transmission utility Power Grid Corporation in line with the sovereign credit rating outlook of the country. S&P said that ...
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In his first major decision, Mr M Veerappa Moily oil minister has given conditional approval to Reliance Industries and Cairn India to continue exploring for oil and gas within their producing fields. RIL and Cairn had not been able to ...
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Business Standard reported that the Talcher Thermal Power Station of National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd has achieved a record power generation of 3887.69 million units in 2012. An official said that this is the highest ever power ...
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In the week ended January 4, diverse price movements were observed in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market after varied movements were recorded in the previous week as well. The following prices were recorded in LME billet contract ...
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According to the customs statistics released by the Japanese Ministry of Finance,Japan's iron and steel product exports in November 2012 amounted to 3.5 million metric tons,increasing by 16 percent compared to the same month of 2011 and up ...
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According to the Japanese Ministry of Trade (METI), Japanese demand for crude steel in the first quarter of 2013 is expected to rise by 0.2 percent from the previous quarter (Q4 2012) to 26.07 million mt, with an expected decline of 1.9 ...
Tags: Japanese, Crude Steel, Metallurgy